the polar game

Goals of the game

- Communicate how the effect of albedo can cause snow & ice to melt- Create a game located in a public space & whose mechanics serve as an allegory of the difficulties of addressing climate change.- The game does not have an ending- An individual player can only make a small contribution to the progress of the game overall

Rules

The rules are simple: save NYC from flooding due to the melting of the Greenland ice sheet.

The temperature, solar radiation and cloud coverage varies as a function of the time of the year, according to climatology over Greenland. Clicking on the cloud makes them 'darker' , hence shielding thrice sheet from the solar radiation. If clicked many times the cloud will precipitate, either as snow or as rain, depending on the temperature. snow will increase the thickness of the ice sheet where rain will further melt the ice sheet. The player needs to balance all these factors (e.g., clouds shielding, snow vs. rain, etc.) to avoid the Greenland ice sheet to melt completely and flood NYC.